Garment hanger



United GARMENT HANGER Filed Jan. 19, 1956, Ser. No. 560,106

1 Claim. (Cl. 223-92) This invention relates to garment hangers, and more particularly to hangers of this type which are especially adapted to hold ladies and girls dresses, gowns having straps, and like articles of apparel.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved andrsimplilied garment hanger which is so constituted and arranged that it will securely support, without danger of tearing, dresses having shoulder straps, lace gowns and the like however wisplike or delicate these might be.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved garment hanger as above characterized, which will not Wrinkle a dress or the straps or sleeves thereof, and will at all times hold the dress rmly.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved garment hanger as above set forth, which is so constituted as to have appreciable width at its supporting surfaces, thereby to enable it to reliably and safely support all types of dresses without tearing or wrinlding, and to properly support a dress the sleeves of which are lace or of a delicate nature without the likelihood of the same tearing.

A feature of the invention resides in the provision of an improved garment hnager having all of the above characteristics and advantages and which is nevertheless extremely simple in its construction and economical to fabricate.

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the drawings accompanying this specification, similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts wherever possible in the several views, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of an improved garment hanger made in accordance with the invention;V

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the garment hanger shown in Fig. 1; Y

Fig. 3 is a top or plan view of the garment hanger;

Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a transverse vertical section taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a side elevational view of a garment hanger illustrating a modification of the invention;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the garment hanger shown in Fig. 6; and f Fig. 8 is a side elevational view of a garment hanger illustrating another modiiication of the invention.

Referring lirst to Figs. l-5 the improved garment hanger of this invention comprises an elongate, supporting bar 10 formed of a relatively wide, at strip of material, as for example, sheet metal, plastic, or any other suitable material. The bar 10 may have appreciable thickness, as for example on the order of 3/32 and is preferably inthe neighborhood of 2" to 2% wide by approximately 18" long. The bar is adapted to be suspended substantially horizontally, and to support the straps or upper sleeve or shoulder portions of a dress or gown without the likelihood of tearing or wrinkling the same. This is accomplished in part by the appreciable width atent 0 Vice which is given to the bar 10, as clearly shown in Figs.V v1 and 3. v

We have found that, contrary to what mightbe ex- I pected, a garment hangerpformed of a flat strip having smooth surfaces and made in accordance with our invention will nottear or break even slim and frangible straps t or delicate lace sleeves and the like, but instead will iirmly hold and support the garment in proper position without Wrinkling. l

As seen in Figs. 1 and 2 the bar 10 is formed-with a plurality of bends. The end portions 12 and 14 of the bar are curved downward to present upper convex sur-V faces, and the center portions 16 of the bar onopposite sides of the suspension means are also curved downward to provide upper convex surfaces. Between the center portions 16 and the end portions 12 and 14 the bar 10, as shown at 18 and 20, is curved upward, to present upper concave surfaces. I

The extremities of the bar 10 are provided with upstanding projections 22 and 24, to prevent the straps or sleeve 'portions of the gown or dress from slipping oil the bar, and such projections are in the form of bulbous or spherical members disposed over the upper surfaces ofA the extremities. As shown in Fig. 4 the members 22 and 24 may be secured to the bar 10 by screws 26 having bulbous or spherical heads 28, their threaded shanks 30 extending into bores in the projections.

Intermediate the central portions 16 of the bar 10 a suspension means is provided comprising a bulbous or spherical member 31 into which a screw hook 32 is threaded, the member 31 being disposed on the upper surface of the bar and being secured to the latter by a screw 34, Fig. 5, passing through the bar and into the member.

We have found that, by the provision of the unique shape imparted to the bar, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, in conjunction-with the unique projections 22 and 24 the garment hanger of this invention is extremely effective in supporting safely without tearing delicate and lacy articles of apparel such as evening dresses, gowns and the like, as well as heavier articles of apparel such as suit coats. The bar 10 may be made to have a certain resilience or yieldability, preferably by using a suliiciently thin sheet of material whereby, in conjunction with the upwardly convex end portions 12 and 14, it will advantageously support coats or other garments of the heavier type.

By virtue of the bar 10 being made to have appreciable width, and by providing the bar with projections which are well rounded or of spherical or bulbous configuration the hanger is adaptable for supporting garments by their shoulder straps or by the upper sleeve portions thereof; without danger of tearing or ripping of the garment.

A modified form of the invention is shown in Figs. 6 and 7, wherein there is provided a relatively wide flat bar 40 of material having a main bowed portion 42 provided with bent up end portions 44 and 46 terminating in curls 48 and 50 respectively.

At its center the bar 40 is provided with a suspension means comprising a hook 52 secured to a hub 54 which is attached to the bar 40 by a screw 34.

The curls 48 and 50 present wide, rounded surfaces similar to the projections 22 and 24, and by this organization together with the appreciable width of the bar 40 there is avoided any danger of tearing of a delicate garment, or the straps or sleeves thereof.

Another modification of the invention is shown in Fig. 8, wherein there is illustrated a bar 60 of tubular shape, which has an appreciable diameter or circumference. Preferably the diameter of the bar 60 is in the neighborhood of two inches, with a circumference of approximately six inches. At its ends the bar 60 is provided with disks 62 and d4, said dislrs having relatively thin Yedges and relatively thick center portions by which there are produced bulbous or convex opposite faces.

, A suspension vmeans is provided,c crnprising a hookA 66 passing throughthe bar 60 and having secured to it a rounded or spherical nut 68. Y

The embodimentsof the invention shown in Figs. J6, V7 and 8 ha've the advantages set forth above-in connection with the formiof the invention illustrated in Figs. 1-5. By

virtueV of the appreciable width of the bar 49' andthe appreciable diameter of the bar 6d there is no-tendency `for the garment hanger to cut through a frangible strap of `a dress orgown. The upstanding projectionsV provided by the. curls 4S, Sin Fig. 6, and provided by the,Y disks 62,

A garment hanger comprising a flat strip of rnaterial having its Aside edges vertically disposed, saidrstrip having anV undulating upper surface and having a central;v

portion, said central portion forming an upwardly facing convex surtacewith respect to the remainder of said strip, said strip having a pair of upwardly facing concave portions, one on each side of said central portion, said cen- .4, pt ral portion smoothly merging into bothv ofssaid. concave portions, a pair of upwardly facing convex portions, one at each end of said strip, the latter portions each smoothly merging into one of said concave portions, the convex end portions extending upwardly to a height substantially the same as said central portion, said hanger having a hook- ]ike suspension means ixed to and extending upwardly substantially centrally of said central convex portion, a bulbous membersecured to said central portion and .surrounding the lower part of said hook-like suspensin rneansand extending upwardly from said'central Vportion a substantial distance, and a pair of bulbous members, each of the Vlatter members being xed to one of said convex end portions and projecting upwardly therefrom a substantial distance to form a strap retainer, each of said pair of bulbous members being positioned outwardly of the uppermost portion of its respective one of said convex c end portions. Y v

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259,428 Great Britain Oct. 14, 1926 

